parentification

Meanings

nounparentification (uncountable)

uncountablehuman sciencesA process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.
Synonyms: parentization

nounA process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

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Chinese Mandarin 親職化 /亲职化

親職化 /亲职化 (qīnzhíhuà)a process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

French parentification

parentificationa process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

German Parentifizierung, Parentifikation

Parentifizierunga process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent
Parentifikationa process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

Hungarian parentifikáció, szülősítés

parentifikációa process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent
szülősítésa process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

Polish parentyfikacja

parentyfikacjaa process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as parent to its own parent

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